| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Black wine grape (8) | ||
| Sweet red wine (8) | ||
| Sweet red dessert wine | New York Times | 27 Dec 2020 |
| Wine grape behind spending apparently | ||
| Dominant grape variety in most red Chateauneuf-du-Pape | The Times Specialist Sunday | 14 Jun 2020 |
| Staggering range shown by revolutionary grape variety | The Times Cryptic | 04 Apr 2016 |
| Heartless, jealous thirst for wine | The Telegraph Toughie | 25 Sep 2015 |
| Red wine variety | ||
| Grape used in some California rosés |